The Rio Theatre‘s Rio Grind Film Festival continues on Saturday, November 27 with writer-director Christopher Donaldson‘s survivor-horror film DITCHED. Shot in Alberta, this love letter to gory, B-movie horror has been making its way across the Canadian festival circuit, with screenings at the Edmonton International Film Festival and Toronto After Dark.

Filmmakers in attendance for Q&A!

A young paramedic wakes up in an upside-down ambulance with no memory of how a routine prison transfer could have crashed and ended up in a ditch. The group of paramedics and cops soon come to realize that the prisoners are the least of their worries. They are victims of an ambush and mysterious forces closing in around them have exciting revenge plans for each of the guilty – and that includes more than the prisoners. Starring Marika Sila (TV’s ‘The Twilight Zone’) and Mackenzie Gray (MAN OF STEEL, TV’s ‘Legion,’ ‘Smallville’).

Saturday, November 27
Doors 4:00 pm | Movie 4:30 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
Advance tickets $15 HERE | $15 at the door

*Minors permitted in the balcony. Must be 19+ w/ID for bar service and main floor seating.
*Rio Theatre Groupons and passes OK for any single film screening only. Please redeem at the box office.
*If you are looking to redeem your tickets to either a canceled Rio Theatre screening or a Rio Theatre gift certificate, please email <[email protected]> with info including your name, canceled receipt number, gift certificate info, what you are wanting to see and when, and we can make the switch for you in advance. Alternately, you can bring this information with you to the venue, and we will do our best to help you at the box office.

In accordance with the Province of British Columbia’s current PHO from the Ministry of Health, all eligible patrons must present their proof of vaccine status for entry. No exceptions.

DITCHED (Christopher Donaldson, 2021 / Christopher Donaldson 86 minutes) After a routine prison transfer crashes in the forest, young Inuit paramedic Melina finds herself surrounded by murderers with a mere 100 feet to climb out of a ditch to escape. Soon, they are attacked by an unseen force in the forest.